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The brutal massacre of Karsevaks in 1990: On the day of the Bhoomi Pujan, let us remember who laid down their lives for it

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The extreme sacrifices by the Karsevaks laid the foundation for the path to the Hindu reclamation of the Ram Janmabhoomi.
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Opinions

Memoirs of a Karsevak: A Karsevak recalls his memories of the Karseva to Ram Janmabhoomi in 1992

Ajay Sudame -
A Karsevak recalls his memories of the Karseva organised by Hindu organisations in 1992.
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News Reports

PM Modi visits Hanumangrahi temple, lays silver brick at Ram Janmabhoomi site to begin construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a 40-kg silver brick to symbolise the beginning of construction of Ram Mandir
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News Reports

PM Narendra Modi and the journey from Ayodhya Andolan to Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan: Then and now

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Now and then: Journey of PM Modi from Ayodhyan Andolan to Ram Mandir
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Opinions

India’s Functioning Systems Seen through Cracks in NYT Propagandist-in-Chief Basharat Peer’s narrative

Ashutosh Kulkarni -
Basharat Peer, in his latest piece in New York Times, sacrificed truth at the altar of political propaganda.
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Politics

Read about Raja Suhaldev, who was mentioned by PM Modi in his speech after Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan in Ayodhya

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During his speech at the Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a reference to Raja Suhaldev
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Social Media

Shekhar Gupta remembers how Gujarat edition of India Today had to be shut down after their Hindu-shaming coverage of Ayodhya movement

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Gupta has shared that after their cover story called the demolition of the disputed structure at Ram Janmabhoomi as a 'national shame', the readership drastically decreased, and they were flooded with protest letters.
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Political History of India

Ram Janmabhoomi: An account of Hindu efforts to reclaim the sacred land and a tribute to the centuries old struggle

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In 1717, Jaisingh II purchased lands and established Jaisnighpura in all Hindu religious centres across North India including Ayodhya.
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News Reports

From ‘nothing new about Shilanyas’ to ‘I will not find Ram there’, Bhoomi Pujan ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya triggers a meltdown...

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The liberal intelligentsia is having a hard time digesting the fact that the dream of millions of Hindus of a Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is finally turning into a reality
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News Reports

Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan: Shiv Sena’s advertisement on Babri Masjid demolition triggers controversy

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Shiv Sena publishes advertisement hailing the Babri Masjid demolition quoting Balasaheb Thackeray on its mouthpiece Saamana
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News Reports

‘I, Narendra Damodardas Modi, on behalf of my country and its people’: Read what the PM’s ‘Sankalpa’ at Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan meant

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PM Modi today did the Shilanyas and Bhoomi Pujan for the proposed Ram Mandir at the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya.
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News Reports

Islamists, ‘liberals’ attack cricketer Mohammad Kaif for urging haters to not spew venom over Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

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Mohammad Kaif was attacked by Islamists for urging people who were spewing venom over the Bhoomi Pujan to spread the message of love and dignity instead.
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News Reports

Sushant Singh Rajput case: Center accepts Bihar Police request for CBI enquiry, SC refuses interim relief for Rhea Chakraborty

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Centre informed Supreme Court that the it has accepted Bihar govt's request for CBI inquiry into Sushant Singh Rajput death case
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News Reports

Families of Kar Sevaks burnt alive in Godhra welcome the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

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The relatives of the victims and those who survived the blaze in Godhra claim that their sacrifice have finally borne fruits
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Social Media

Islamists trend ‘#ReturnBabriLandToMuslims’ and ‘#BabriZindaHai’ on the day of Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan

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Well, one feels bad to see these radical Islamists so perturbed, but, the absoluteness of the Ram Mandir is undisputable
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News Reports

Live: Prime Minister Modi does Bhoomi Pujan of Bhavya Ram Mandir at Ayodhya

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya on 5th August 2020
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News Reports

Bhoomi Pujan for Ram Mandir in Ayodhya brings closure for a sister who had lost her brothers Ram and Sharad Kothari for the cause...

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Ram and Sharad Kothari were killed in police firing ordered by the former UP CM Mulayam Singh in November 1990.
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News Reports

On the historic day of Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan, Islamists suffer a meltdown

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Rana Ayyub and Arfa stated that it is not the country they knew and they do not recognise it anymore.
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Political History of India

Was Narsimha Rao complicit in the demolition of Babri Masjid by Karsevaks? His personal doctor doesn’t think so

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His detractors within the Congress party claim PV Narasimha Rao was complicit in the Babri Masjid Demolition.
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Social Media

Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan: Asaduddin Owaisi hallucinates, claims demolished disputed structure is ‘alive’

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Asaduddin Owaisi has been venting out his anger in Congress leaders too, for supporting the Ram Mandir.
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Political History of India

Watch: Footage from November 1990 when Mulayam Singh Yadav ordered firing upon Karsevaks with casualties believed to be in hundreds

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Mulayam Singh Yadav as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh ordered firing upon the Karsevaks who had gathered at Ayodhya.
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News Reports

Watch: Mesmerizing photos and videos of Ayodhya Nagri ahead of Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan

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Ayodhya Nagri has been decorated with all the glory and grandeur ahead of Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan.
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News Reports

Signs of time to come? Union Law Minister RS Prasad shares image of Constitution of India first drafted by Dr BR Ambedkar with Lord...

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RS Prasad, Union Minister of Law and Justice, on Wednesday took to Twitter to share an image of the Constitution of India originally drafted by Dr BR Ambedkar with sketch of Lord Ram on it.
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News Reports

‘Situations do not last forever’: All India Muslim Personal Law Board issues a menacing threat on the eve of Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan

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Comparing Babri Masjid to Turkey's newly converted mosque 'Hagia Sophia', the Muslim Personal Board said, "Babri Masjid was and will always be a Masjid".
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News Reports

Veer Savarkar’s prophecy ‘The day Hindus unite, Congress leaders will wear janeu over the coat’ comes true as they celebrate construction of Ram Mandir

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Kamal Nath and Manish Tewari have posted tweets, welcoming the Bhoomi pujan ceremony and extending their support for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya
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Entertainment

Hussain Haidry rues inaction by ‘progressive non-Muslims’ for not protesting against the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

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Hussain Haidry lamented that people should have hit the streets and stalled the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
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Entertainment

Aditya Thackeray finally breaks his silence on the death of Sushant Singh Rajput and allegations of ‘cover-up’: Here is what he said

Jhankar Mohta -
Aditya Thackeray has given statement days after reports linked him to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput
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News Reports

Indian Union Muslim League calls emergency meeting over Congress support for Ram Mandir

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IUML has called an emergency meeting of its top officials on Wednesday after learning about the statements by several Congress leaders in favour of Ram Mandir.
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News Reports

On the anniversary of 370 abrogation, Pakistan releases new political map claiming Jammu and Kashmir and Gujarat’s Junagadh as its own

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Abrogation of Article 370 continues to sting Pakistan as it releases a new political map, laying sovereign claim on Jammu and Kashmir and thereby junking its long-held position of fighting for the self-determination of Kashmiris
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Opinions

Despite the negative media attention, RSS forges forward: Here’s why

Priyanka Deo -
It was none other than married women who were a part of the RSS that stepped up and made sure surveys were conducted in multiple villages across India.
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News Reports

‘Naam mita do Babur ka’: BJP leader Vijay Goel recommends renaming ‘Babur road’ in Delhi

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The politician superimposed a poster that read '5 August road' on the signboard that earlier carried the name of the Mughal tyrant Babur.
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News Reports

ISIS terrorist from Kerala involved in Afghanistan suicide bombing in Jalalabad: Reports

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On Sunday, a terror attack perpetrated by the Islamic State (ISIS) at a prison complex in Jalalabad in Afghanistan has reportedly led to the escape of 300 inmates.
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Crime

Meerut: Sohail posed as Hindu, tried to kidnap Dalit girl when exposed, family alleges police of inaction

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The family alleged that Sohail was posing as a Hindu to befriend the Dalit girl from Meerut for the last six months.
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News Reports

‘Stones and bottles are not firearms’: Indira Jaising defends Jamia hoodlums in Delhi HC, seeks inquiry on ‘police brutality’

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Indira Jaising and other attorneys today submitted their argument in Delhi HC seeking independent inquiry into the alleged police atrocities in the Jamia Millia Islamia University.
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News Reports

Delhi: Anwar pretends to be a Hindu, befriends a woman and rapes her for months on pretext of marriage

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As per a report by Jagran, Anwar even took lakhs of rupees from the woman under the pretext of marriage.
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News Reports

Mughal descendant Prince Tucy calls Owaisi a ‘joker’, says it is his family’s wish to build the Ram Mandir

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The self-proclaimed Mughal heir, Prince Tucy called AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi a joker for objecting to PM Modi's visit to Ayodhya for the bhoomi pujan ceremony of the Ram Mandir
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News Reports

Sushant Singh Rajput case gets murkier: As Maha govt puts hurdles in front of Bihar Police, Bihar govt recommends CBI enquiry

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Earlier, the Mumbai Police had claimed that the files of the investigation into Sushant's ex-manager Disha Salian's alleged suicide case have been deleted "accidentally".
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Political History of India

Akhilesh Yadav as Chief Minister of UP banned the 84-kosi parikrama around the Ram Janmabhoomi. Read details

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Akhilesh Yadav tried his best to prevent Hindus from practising their religious faith with regards to Shri Rama at Ayodhya.
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News Reports

’There’s a thin line between free speech and contempt that you may have crossed: SC rebukes Prashant Bhushan in 2010 contempt case

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The said contempt case was registered against Bhushan for a 2009 interview to Tehelka magazine where he had accused the judiciary of corruption.
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Opinions

Five forms of apartheid that were wiped out when Article 370 was removed

Abhishek Banerjee -
It will be a year since Article 370 was abrogated and Jammu & Kashmir finally became an integral part of India without any riders attached.
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Opinions

Ram Lalla is not ‘Sabke Ram’, such claims are designed to weaken the Hindu claim to their own Gods

K Bhattacharjee -
Ahead of the Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan ceremony, a narrative of 'Sabke ram' is being created to deny the Hindu claim to Rama.
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News Reports

Ayodhya: Padmashri Mohd Sharif, who has been cremating unclaimed dead bodies for years, invited for Bhoomi Pujan

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Mohammed Sharif was awarded the Padmashri in January this year for cremating thousands of unclaimed dead bodies over the past 27 years.
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News Reports

Breathtaking visuals of the proposed structure of Bhavya Ram Mandir released by Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra

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Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra today released first visuals of the proposed Bhavya Ram Mandir structure.
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News Reports

NASDAQ billboard at NYC’s Times Square not to beam Lord Ram’s image after petitions by Muslim groups

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Muslims groups in New York have objetected to the plan of displaying the images of Lord Ram on the large LED screens of Times Square on Bhoomi Pujan day.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Communist politician Manisha Chakraborty slaughters 5 cows to distributes meat, promises ‘Kurbani’ of 30 cows next year

Dibakar Dutta -
The politician stated that her team worked tirelessly from the morning to slaughter 5 cows and prepare the meat packets.
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News Reports

United States warns against planting mysterious seeds received in unsolicited packages originating in China

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Unsolicited packages with mysterious seeds possibly originating from China have landed on many US residents triggering panic.
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News Reports

Liberals, Islamists get triggered as Congress leaders show soft Hindutva ahead of Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan

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Priyanka Gandhi, Kamal Nath and Manish Tewari have posted tweets welcoming the bhoomi pujan of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya
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News Reports

Karnataka priest gets death threats for fixing August 5 as Mahurat for Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan

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Pandit NR Vijayendra Sharma is a scholar and gold medallist from the Banaras Hindu University and knows eight languages
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News Reports

Buy TikTok within 45 days or I will ban it: Trump tells Microsoft

OpIndia Staff -
TikTok claims that the app has around 100 million users in the US. If Microsoft manages to acquire the app, it can expect to stand in the competition with social media giants like Facebook and Snap.
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News Reports

“Will believe in coronavirus if Amit Shah dies”: Shaheen Bagh ‘activist’ Aiman Rizwi urges Muslims to pray for his death

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Rizwi also strongly believes that Coronavirus is a myth and propagated to conceal failures of Modi government.
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